This week already has produced plenty of quality basketball and memorable moments, both in the Thanksgiving tournaments and regularly scheduled games. Here’s a look at seven players worth watching this weekend:

Duke PG Quinn Cook. Cook talked with Sporting News this summer about the importance of improving his conditioning, about how that was his biggest focus after a freshman season where he spent most of his time on the bench. Well, this is the time to prove his improvement. If the Blue Devils are to win the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament, they must beat VCU in the semifinals and either No. 2 Louisville or No. 13 Missouri in the title game. VCU and Louisville pressure opposing point guards as well anybody, and Missouri is just a notch below. Cook, who is averaging 3.3 turnovers per game, must protect the ball better. In its Atlantis opener, VCU forced Memphis point guard Joe Jackson into seven turnovers, and that was a huge difference in the game.

Miami guard Durand Scott returns to the lineup after missing three games for impermissible benefits. The Canes missed him in two early losses. (AP Photo)

Missouri SGs Keion Bell and Earnest Ross. With senior Michael Dixon still suspended, the Tigers are longshots to win the rugged Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. To pull the surprise, though, these two transfers must play better than they did Thursday against Stanford. They can’t try and dominate the ball like they did at their previous schools, but just let the offense flow to them. Bell had five turnovers against Stanford—including a couple ill-advised charges—and Ross shot just 3-for-19 from the field (though, to be fair, his shot selection did improve in the second half, even if his accuracy didn’t). The Tigers won’t survive a repeat performance like that against Louisville in the semis Friday night.

Gonzaga F Kelly Olynyk. It feels like forever since Olynyk last suited up for the Bulldogs. After playing about 13 minutes a game his freshman and sophomore years, the 7-footer redshirted last season and then sat out the first three games of this year for a violation of the school’s code of conduct. He was in the starting lineup on Thanksgiving Day against Clemson, and had 13 points in the Zags’ win. Gonzaga already had good size without him, and his return gives the Bulldogs a huge front line in their quest to win the Old Spice Classic in Orlando.

Colorado G Askia Booker. The Buffaloes already have NCAA Tournament-caliber victories against Baylor, Murray State and Dayton, and this sophomore is a big reason for those wins. Booker, who averaged 9.1 points as a freshman, had 19 points and three steals against Baylor and 23 points and four steals against Murray State. Colorado, which snuck into the top 25 last week, plays host to undefeated Air Force on Sunday, and Booker will look to add another solid game to his breakthrough season.

Miami PG Durand Scott. The Hurricanes missed their veteran point guard’s leadership while he sat out the first three games as penalty for accepting impermissible benefits—and that loss to Florida-Gulf Coast won’t exactly help their NCAA Tournament resume in March. Scott, who averaged 12.9 points, 3.1 assists and 5.4 rebounds as a junior, joins emerging star Shane Larkin to give coach Jim Larranaga a solid backcourt. That will be critical in Saturday’s matchup against Detroit star Ray McCallum.

Colorado State PF Colton Iverson. The transfer from Minnesota has been pretty much everything the Rams could have hoped for through his first three games for first-year coach Larry Eustachy. He’s averaging a double-double (17.3 points, 10.0 rebounds) after never averaging more than 5.4 points or 5.0 rebounds in three years playing for Tubby Smith. Iverson will look to continue Washington’s struggles on Saturday night; the Huskies are just 2-2 on the season—including an ugly home loss to Albany.